After a recent positive
restaurant experience with
Chiantis, I've decided to do some exploring in the area. In the past, I've kept my
distance, largely because of
negative restaurant
experiences. The
conclusion I keep being brought to, throughout my
wine tastings, is that I'm learning to
despise cheap wines and learning to love
expensive wines. This is going to end in tears.
Anyway, this was a reasonably nice wine, though I perhaps had unrealistic expectations for it. The color was an interesting dark red, tending toward brickish but perhaps closer to garnet. The aroma was hard to place--a good helping of spice accented by what was either vanilla or tobacco. More of either would have made the scent more appealing. Tastewise, the wine presented little fruit flavor, instead favoring its acidic and tannic qualities. This was somewhat to be expected with a Chianti (especially a riserva), but it was a little off-putting. I drank this alongside cheese ravioli with tomato sauce, and it turned out to be pretty complementary, which salvaged it. I did drink it at room temperature, so maybe tonight I'll turn it down a couple of degrees.
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